This JavaScript exception missing ; before statement occurs if there is a semicolon (;) missing in the script.
Message:
SyntaxError: Expected ';' (Edge) SyntaxError: missing ; before statement (Firefox)
Error Type:
SyntaxError
Cause of Error: Somewhere in the code, there is a missing semicolon (;). You need to provide it so that JavaScript can parse the source code without any error.
Example 1: In this example, the string is not escaped properly and JavaScript expecting a “;”, so the error has occurred.
Javascript
// invalid stringlet GFG = 'This is GFG's platform'; console.log(GFG); |
Output(In console of Edge Browser):
SyntaxError: Expected ';'
Example 2: In this example, the properties of an object is declared with the var declaration, Which is invalid. So the error has occurred,
Javascript
let GFG = {};let GFG.prop_1 = 'Val_1';console.log(JSON.stringify(GFG)); |
Output(In console of Edge Browser):
SyntaxError: Expected ';'
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